King v. Riffee

NEELY, Justice:

Larry Dwaine King was born out of wedlock to Evelyn King on 30 October 1942. By order of the Circuit Court of Lincoln County Larry was legally adopted by Chester Henry King and his wife, Hermie King, on 16 November 1955. Larry King alleges that his natural father was Denzil T. Carney, one of five children of George W. Carney. George W. Carney died intestate on 26 May 1978. Denzil T. Carney would have taken one-fifth of George W. Carney’s substantial estate by intestate succession if he had not died before George W. Carney. The question presented on this appeal is whether Larry…